diff --git a/components/security_apps/orchestration/manifest_controller/manifest_controller.cc b/components/security_apps/orchestration/manifest_controller/manifest_controller.cc
index b0aee07..725d0b0 100755
--- a/components/security_apps/orchestration/manifest_controller/manifest_controller.cc
+++ b/components/security_apps/orchestration/manifest_controller/manifest_controller.cc
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ private:
         map<string, Package> &corrupted_packages
     );
 
+    bool isIgnoreFile(const string &new_manifest_file) const;
+
     ManifestDiffCalculator manifest_diff_calc;
     ManifestHandler manifest_handler;
 
@@ -159,6 +161,8 @@ ManifestController::Impl::updateManifest(const string &new_manifest_file)
     auto i_env = Singleton::Consume<I_Environment>::by<ManifestController>();
     auto span_scope = i_env->startNewSpanScope(Span::ContextType::CHILD_OF);
 
+    if (isIgnoreFile(new_manifest_file)) return true;
+
     dbgDebug(D_ORCHESTRATOR) << "Starting to update manifest file";
     auto ignored_settings_packages = getProfileAgentSetting<IgnoredPackages>("orchestration.IgnoredPackagesList");
     set<string> packages_to_ignore = ignore_packages;
@@ -429,6 +433,67 @@ ManifestController::Impl::handlePackage(
     return true;
 }
 
+bool
+ManifestController::Impl::isIgnoreFile(const string &new_manifest_file) const
+{
+    ifstream manifest(new_manifest_file);
+
+    char ch;
+    manifest.get(ch);
+
+    while (manifest.good() && isspace(ch)) {
+        manifest.get(ch);
+    }
+
+    if (!manifest.good() || ch != '{') return false;
+    manifest.get(ch);
+
+    while (manifest.good() && isspace(ch)) {
+        manifest.get(ch);
+    }
+
+    if (!manifest.good() || ch != '"') return false;
+    manifest.get(ch);
+    if (!manifest.good() || ch != 'p') return false;
+    manifest.get(ch);
+    if (!manifest.good() || ch != 'a') return false;
+    manifest.get(ch);
+    if (!manifest.good() || ch != 'c') return false;
+    manifest.get(ch);
+    if (!manifest.good() || ch != 'k') return false;
+    manifest.get(ch);
+    if (!manifest.good() || ch != 'a') return false;
+    manifest.get(ch);
+    if (!manifest.good() || ch != 'g') return false;
+    manifest.get(ch);
+    if (!manifest.good() || ch != 'e') return false;
+    manifest.get(ch);
+    if (!manifest.good() || ch != 's') return false;
+    manifest.get(ch);
+    if (!manifest.good() || ch != '"') return false;
+    manifest.get(ch);
+
+    while (manifest.good() && isspace(ch)) {
+        manifest.get(ch);
+    }
+
+    if (!manifest.good() || ch != 'n') return false;
+    manifest.get(ch);
+    if (!manifest.good() || ch != 'u') return false;
+    manifest.get(ch);
+    if (!manifest.good() || ch != 'l') return false;
+    manifest.get(ch);
+    if (!manifest.good() || ch != 'l') return false;
+    manifest.get(ch);
+
+
+    while (manifest.good() && isspace(ch)) {
+        manifest.get(ch);
+    }
+
+    return manifest.good() && ch == '}';
+}
+
 ManifestController::ManifestController() : Component("ManifestController"), pimpl(make_unique<Impl>()) {}
 
 ManifestController::~ManifestController() {}